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"'''A Thousand Deaths'''" is an 1899 short story by [[Jack London]], his first work to be published. It is about the experimentally induced death and resuscitation/resurrection of the protagonist, by a mad scientist who uses multiple scientific methods for these experiments. It was published in ''[[Black Cat (magazine)|Black Cat]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LD8oAAAAYAAJ&dq=black+gold+robert+mcblair&pg=RA1-PA40|title=The Black Cat|year=1916}}</ref> The story was adapted to film in 1939. |
"'''A Thousand Deaths'''" is an 1899 short story by [[Jack London]], his first work to be published. It is about the experimentally induced death and resuscitation/resurrection of the protagonist, by a mad scientist who uses multiple scientific methods for these experiments. It was published in ''[[The Black Cat (US magazine)|Black Cat]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LD8oAAAAYAAJ&dq=black+gold+robert+mcblair&pg=RA1-PA40|title=The Black Cat|year=1916}}</ref> The story was adapted to film in 1939. |
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==Film adaptation== |
==Film adaptation== |
Revision as of 03:02, 8 November 2022
"A Thousand Deaths" | |
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Short story by Jack London | |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Short story |
Publication | |
Publication date | 1899 |
"A Thousand Deaths" is an 1899 short story by Jack London, his first work to be published. It is about the experimentally induced death and resuscitation/resurrection of the protagonist, by a mad scientist who uses multiple scientific methods for these experiments. It was published in Black Cat magazine.[1] The story was adapted to film in 1939.
Film adaptation
In 1939, a Hollywood B movie titled Torture Ship was loosely based on "A Thousand Deaths".[2]
In 2014, Writer/director Adam Zanzie released a short film adaptation which premiered at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, where it won awards for Best Actor (John Bratkowski) and Best Sound Design.[3] It later screened at the Trash Film Festival in Vȁraždīn, Croatia in 2016.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "The Black Cat". 1916.
- ^ "Torture Ship". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, US (2014) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Accepted movies 2016 – Trash Film Festival 11". Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
External links
- A Thousand Deaths public domain audiobook at LibriVox
- A Thousand Deaths at GASLIGHT